ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1410, 10 April 1912, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

* OVTAIX TIOUSH. •A hypnotic rake-walk was the special ntlrncliini at the Opera lion-,, last ni K ht when ami!her hiißo crowd attended. I'ru- | ?<'~»w -Nni'ivond again succrcilcd in amiis- '"(,' the [>iilool;<>is, and Vmi Arx, the •American niii-jic-iaii, ihvv<<? Murpliv, the comedy jMßifler, and lliw Winifred Xnrivond, t it- siijiorimtuiiil marvel, all helped in ilio I'wniiiK's entertninmi'iil. -\cn- items, will Ijo nildod (o the prosraiiiiup this eveniii K . THEATJJE I. , OVAL. Full houses are I ho order at (ho Theatre Koyal this week, wlicro excellent enteriiimuont is provided bj Fullers' Vaml.!ullo Compnny. Shima and K.nmeda, the ■Inpam-so exponents of (he art of iiu-iiNu will bo

THE NEW' TItEATBE. Jliealre. Manners Street, was pxcpe-lhH v .11 is in ovo wit], a girl, and he ass ' the ,rf, ° r I"* 1, " 5 ™" t« mnrry. The si in. ■ ♦?' "" " r S">nent oiisnes, retorn,," 1 rf S0 " bcin & or<ltreil from nii'l, one cvf-iiing, having occasion (o work J lie mother, on finishing W work -oes over to the vault ami Jocks it. Shortlv affe£ minis she n,,s, c .s the child, ami. not being •Me o find her, the awfut fear iio^sp^." lol'I ol ' ll,! > *''(■„ her own child in the vault. Hie. son g-oes to his father's room to ask him to come to the bank and open the strong-room, as his daughter, is locked in it. M first the father muses, but soon umsenls, ami rescues the exhausted child. "The Millionaire Bnrl»r is a very .-..musing comedy by the h. ana A. Company. A number of'other pictures are shown, including the pantomime "Pinocehio," which is a very iutercsting children's picture. i'o-day in '.dditicn to the current prograraino the management will present a charming children's fairy pantomime, J. he Babes in the. Wood." The production is magnificently singed and acted, am the story is one sure to delight the children.and will amuse their elders.

K!NT!'S THEATRE. The reigning pictorial attraction at the Kings Theatre is an acted version of lhackeray's novel, "Vanity Fair," one of the finest stories in the whole range of British literature. The chief incident in the .story are most faithfully depicted by a company of high-class artist.-, who realise with much fidelity the graphic tale, in which Becky Sharp's inglorious career is so strongly featured. Other pictures which catch the allenlion and hold it ore "'J. he Chameleon" (a nature study), " V Gipsy Girl's Honour," and ".Max and his Uojf Dick." SKATING IUXIC. A widely diverse range of subjects makes up an excellent programme of pictures at the lugestre Street Skating Kink Among the most interesting are:—"Paid in His Own Coin," "Lieut. Rose and the hinders, "The Tramp and the Bar" "i'he Bully cf Banjo Gulch " and "Ocean, Thou Mighty Monster." A complete change of programme, is (hie tomorrow evening. STAR. THEATRE. ■'"Vanitv I'air," a pictorial representation .of Thackeray's great novel, U the piece do resistance at the Star Theatre .Xeujown. Tlr. chief 'points in 'the great novel arc clearly depicted, and the. picture is the work of the wpll-kmnvn Vitagraph •Company. The characters in the film aro capably acted by the Vitagraph Company's best artists, who include Helen Gardner, who takes the part of Becky Sharp. A number of other interesting'pictures are also shown, these including 'Toiling of Red Diigan" and "Kiiry Bookseller." SHORTT'S THEATRE. A capital programme of the latest kinenintograph pictures is being screened at Shortt's Continuous Picture Theatre Willis Street. A sensational Redskin storv is unfolded in "The Black Chasm." A dramatic , ; study in which trains figure prominently is a film entitled "Saving the Special. A scenic picture of interest in which somo capital views of iceberg are obtained, is mil- entitled "Off tlio°Coast ot Labrador" The programme will be repeated to-day.

PARIS PRIZE PICTURES. ~ ? al ' is Pr ,'- Ze I>ict " re s continue to mVi i F n ! l(l,e > ,ccs 'o the comfortable little theatre in .Ingestrc Street. The present programme includes a good selccieh.,l , ,1 " C "!('T S °c '! l ]o . l,ular charactt-r, eluding •• he Settler's AVifi-." and i.ed Star's Ifonoiir." Mrs: Smvthe was the winner of a three-guinea watch last evening. Thin week a gold watch is- 1,, be pveii away. A change of prograuune is duo to-morrow t*vt*»in ,r . THE ABELVHI OR - ? Not wishing (o .disappoint a great iiiimb?i ot country correspondents whose letters apply,,,. „,.. tickets, have accumulated during the Jester holidavs, the nianageinent have decided to extend the ~'!',',?;„ st ' n(l T-?- '" for the njiiiing competition lieing held in connection with the above tlreatre from So - urday, Apr, 1,1, until tho followin" Sa - unlay, April 20 Tickets are obtainable tit the Adelplu Sweet Store, Willis Street (nest, door to the theatre), or from 3li«£s WoodnmisD and Turner, tobacconisls (next to the Empire Hotel), or from the M™posfflge X 783 ' elldosin S cxtr; i stamp for ST. THOMAS'S HALL. The present excellent programme of nicturcs being shown at St. Thomas's Hall ISewtown, attracted another large gather ing of appreciative spectators. Every item on. the programme was thorou-hlv enjoyett and the applause was fr»tmcnt and hearty. ' ■ ——